Week 2 Vocab Quiz

a democratic government based on a written constitution

• Bill of Rights

• constitutional democracy

• Analogy

• Metaphor

The first ten amendments to the Constitution

• Metaphor

• Constitutional democracy

• Bill of Rights

• Political Party

a group of persons who seek to control the government through common principles

• Political Party

• Platform

• Analogy

• Repetition

a series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues

• Bill of Rights

• Platform

• Claim

• Simile

the writer's position on an issue or problem

• Ethos

• Simile

• Supporting Details

• Claim

Comparison between two different things that may have similar characteristics. For example, he is as loyal as a dog or she runs as fast as a cheetah.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Analogy

• Claim

the ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character.

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Rhetorical Question

• Logos

the emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Repetition

• Logos

appeal to logic and reason

• Pathos

• Logos

• Parallelism

• Repetition

A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer

• Analogy

• Anecdote

• Allusion

• Rhetorical Question